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1965 Air Force

3–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1965, game by game: lost at Wyoming 14–31; lost vs. No. 2 Nebraska 17–27; lost vs. Stanford 16–17; lost vs. California 7–24; tied vs. Oregon 18–18; won at Pacific 40–0; lost vs. UCLA 0–10; won vs. Army 14–3; won at Arizona 34–7; lost vs. Colorado 6–19+40−17Lost 14–31 at Wyoming-17WyomingLost 17–27 vs. No. 2 Nebraska-10No. 2 NebraskaLost 16–17 vs. Stanford-1StanfordLost 7–24 vs. California-17CaliforniaTied 18–18 vs. Oregon0OregonWon 40–0 at Pacific+40PacificLost 0–10 vs. UCLA-10UCLAWon 14–3 vs. Army+11ArmyWon 34–7 at Arizona+27ArizonaLost 6–19 vs. Colorado-13Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atWyomingL 14–⁠3134%
Sep 25vs2NebraskaL 17–⁠2734%
Oct 2vsStanfordL 16–⁠1747%
Oct 9vsCaliforniaL 7–⁠2458%
Oct 16vsOregonT 18–⁠1826%
Oct 23atPacificW 40–⁠070%
Oct 30vsUCLAL 0–⁠1045%
Nov 6vsArmyW 14–⁠342%
Nov 13atArizonaW 34–⁠737%
Nov 20vsColoradoL 6–⁠1955%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 19–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
166–⁠156
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1456 −27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.0 No. 57 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul E. Stein